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Around $1 trillion of debt owed by developing countries would be cancelled under a global deal proposed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Thursday to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s developing economies, which were already struggling with a rapidly …

A Chinese journalist who was chased and then detained in Wuhan – the centre of the country’s virus outbreak – has reappeared after almost two months. Li Zehua broadcast the chase and his detention by police on 26 February and had not been seen publicly since. On Wednesday he published …

With coronavirus cases around the world now at over 2.4 million, scientists have been frantically working to develop a vaccine. Today, researchers at the University of Oxford will finally start human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine in the UK. Speaking at press conference yesterday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “The vaccine from the Oxford …

Two cats in New York have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus, making them the first pets in the US known to be infected with the disease. “These are the first pets in the United States to test positive,” the US Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday in a joint …

The United States has suffered an earthquake amid the coronavirus scare. A 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook Los Angeles, California, US. Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, revealed this in a tweet. He says Los Angeles’ fire department had been activated to survey possible damage. “A 3.8 earthquake shook the L.A. …

The US state of Missouri is suing the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus which it says has led to severe economic losses. In the lawsuit, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt alleges China did little to stop the spread of the virus. Mr Schmitt claims Missouri residents have …

The United Kingdom (UK) Health Secretary, Rt. Hon Matt Hancock, has announced that Oxford University will begin human trials of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, 23rd April 2020. He announced that a total of about £20m funding has been made available for the research. The United Kingdom has had a …

Italy will announce its plan to gradually exit its lockdown by the end of this week, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said. In a Facebook post, Mr Conte said the country could not give up its policy of “maximum caution”, and said Italy would reopen in line with “serious scientific policy”. …

following a surgery, according to a U.S. intelligence source that spoke with the network. On April 15, the 36-year-old dictator had missed a parade for his grandfather, the founder of North Korea Kim Il-Sung. Kim last appeared on state media on April 11. A South Korean media report stated that …

Chinese doctors brought to the brink of the death by coronavirus, have found their skin has turned darker as they recover. Dr Yi Fan and Dr Hu Weifeng caught Covid-19 while treating patients struck down with the killer bug at Wuhan Hospital in January. Their livers were damaged by the virus …